History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c75.s10.4

v5.c75.s10.4

An internecine quarrel now broke out in the Maratha Court between Rajaram's surviving widows, Tara Bai and Rajas Bai (the mothers of Shivaji III. and Shambhuji II. respectively) each standing up for her own son, and supported by a faction among the officers and generals. But the ability and energy of Tara Bai, the elder wife, gave her the supreme power in the State in that hour of extreme confusion and danger.*